Shoe iron



Feb. 5, 1935.. E, c, sMELTzER 1,990,142v

SHOE IRON Filed April 30, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l 'wg. 1 6 A (V J 4 J `oaoj 2 INVENTOR. Ernest Tnze/tzer,

ATTORNEYS Feb. 5, 1935. E. c. sMELTzER SHOE IRON Filed April 30, 1954 2Sheets-Sheet 2 mvENToR Ernet (Zmeltzer,

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ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 5, 1935 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE IRONErnest C. Smeltzer, Indianapolis, Ind.

Application April 30, 1934, Serial No. 723,033

4 Claims. (Cl. 219-21) My invention relates to improvements in shoe ablelead with any desirable form of attachment irons and particularly to aniron which is adaptplug. ed for treating shoes after they have been iin-In use the iron, after being heated, is applied ished for the purpose ofremoving wrinkles to the shoe for the purpose of ironing out wrinklestherefrom, and shrinking parts of the shoe which therein or for thepurpose of heating portions 5 may be slightly large, ironing outwrinkles in of the shoe for eliminating wrinkles or for shrinkthelining, etc. ing that portion of the shoe slightly. Due to the It is oneof the objects of my invention to propeculiar shape of the iron, i. e.,the curved neck vide an iron of the above character which is with theflattened end, the iron lends itself to applicable to the shoe and whichwill permit the the various curvatures of the shoel so that close 10application of the iron to various parts of the application of the ironmay be obtained to vashoe both inside and out. rious parts of the shoeand also the iron lends For the purpose of disclosing my invention Iitself to insertion in the shoe and application to have illustrated anembodiment thereof in the most any part of the shoe. Due to theflattened l5 accompanying drawings in which end and likewise the curvedportion, the iron may 15 Fig. 1 is a side elevation of an iron embodyingbe inserted in the shoe to reach clear up into my invention; the toe toremove any wrinkles occurring in the Fig. 2 is a side elevation partlyin section; lining of the shoe. Fig. 3 is a view showing one applicationof Furthermore, the iron lends itself particularly my iron;advantageously to the shrinking of the top edge 20 Fig. 4, a perspectiveview showing the manner of Oxfords, ladies pumps, and other types of ofuse of the iron over the toe of a shoe; Fig. 5, low shoes. Due to thecurvature of the iron a view showing the manner of use within theheretofore referred to, an even heat may be aptoe of a shoe upon theunder surface of the shoe plied to the quarter lining for the purpose ofretop; Figs. 6, 7 and 8, views showing various poducing the quarterlining to draw in the top of 25 sitions of the tool within the toe of ashoe; Fig. the quarter for the purpose of making the shoe 9, a viewshowing the manner of application of t more snugly. Furthermore, due tothe curvathe tool to ensmall the opening into the shoe; ture and theflat tip, application of heat to the and Figs. 10 and 11, views showingpositions of lining of the vamp is easily accomplished for the the toolwithin the heel of a shoe. purpose of removing wrinkles or the like. 30

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated I claim as my invention:the iron comprises a cylindrical tubular iron 1 1. A shoe iron forapplying heat to a shoe comhaving at its forward end a curve 2 formedthereprising a cylindrical member having a curved in and at its tip theend is flattened off as at 3. neck, substantially as shown anddescribed.

85 'I'his curve formed in the iron preferably dips 2. A shoe iron forapplying heat to a shoe com 35 below the top plane of the base 4 of theiron and prising a cylindrical member having a neck the tip with itsflattened portion lies substancurved to lie below the plane of the topportion tially in the same plane as the top edge of the of the base ofthe iron substantially as shown and base 4. described.

'I'he base of the iron is preferably provided 3. A shoe iron forapplying heat to ashoe com- 40 with a cylindrical socket 5 to receive ahandle prising a cylindrical member having a curved 6 which may beformed of bakelite or of a suitneck curved to lie below the top of thebase of able insulating material, and even wood, if dethe iron andhaving a flattened tip lying in a sired. plane parallel with the planeof the base, sub- The iron is preferably heated by a suitablerestantially as shown and described. 45 sistance element 7 which isinserted in the tubu- 4. A shoe iron comprising a hollow cylindrical lariron and preferably extends throughout its iron having a curved necklying below the plane length. This element is connected to a control ofthe top of the iron and having a flattened tip switch 8 mounted in thehandle and connected lying in a plane parallel with the top of the baseby a suitable conductor extending through the of the iron and aresistance heating element ar- 50 handle with one member 9 of aseparable socket ranged on the interior of the iron.

10. 'I'he other member 11 is connected by a suit- ERNEST C. SMEL'IZER.

